The Nut

The Nut is a 1921 American silent film directed by Ted Reed for Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation. It is structured as an action comedy vehicle for its producer, writer and star Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance writes, "Admittedly a minor work, The Nut is frequently dismissed in critical assessments of Fairbanks's career. This is unfortunate, for it contains some fascinating sequences and reveals much about the actor-producer's state of mind at the time it was made." Vance also notes, "The picture is like a chaotic funhouse, filled with magical masquerades, illusions, and gimmicks of great momentary amusement."